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"Estevanico: The Journey of Mustafa Azemmouri"

"Estevanico: The Journey of Mustafa Azemmouri" RSVP Here

Saturday April 26, 10 am, Astrodome Room of Student Center South
Neighbor of the Moon: Fayrouz as a National Arab IconApril 3rd, 6:15 PM 2025

Annual Paul Kardoush Memorial Endowed Lecture, "Neighbor of the Moon: Fayrouz as a National Arab Icon" (Concert and Lecture), Thursday, April 3rd, 2025

Community Meet and Greet: 6:15 PM; Lecture and Concert: 7:00 PM, Student Center Theater

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Gaza Genocide: Past and Present

Monday, March 3, 2025, 5:30 PM, Central RSVP Here | View Flyer

Upcoming & Previous Events

Gaza Genocide: Past and Present

Monday, March 3, 2025, 5:30 PM, Central RSVP Here | View Flyer
Arab Brazil Ternary Orientalism and the Question of South-South Comparison | February 11th | 5:30 PM

2025 AAEF Nijad and Zeina Fares Distinguished Lecture in Modern Arab Studies, "Arab Brazil: Ternary Orientalism and the Question of South-South Comparison" Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Reception: 5:30 PM Lecture: 6:00 PM, Alumni Hall (room 104), UH Hilton
Palestinian Meditations in a Time of Annihilation | February 7, 2025 | 1:00 pm

Fady Joudah, "Palestinian Meditations in a Time of Annihilation," Friday February 7, 1 PM to 2 PM, The Honors College Commons
Syria: Histories and Futures | February 5, 2025 | 5:30 pm

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ISRAELISM: WITH DR. SARAH ANNE MINKIN

October 28, 2024, 1:00 pm, Stephen Power Farish Hall, Room 101
The Unending War on Palestinian Children

October 17, 2024, 6:00 pm, Stephen Power Farish Hall, Room 101
Ecologies of Empire in South Asia, 1400- 1900

Thursday, November 9, 2023 - 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm - Bayou City, Student Center South
Melancholy Acts: Defeat and Cultural Critique in the Arab World

Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 - Reception: 5:00 PM Lecture: 5:30 PM Honors Commons, MD Anderson Library
Collaboration or Resistance: A Short History of the Paris Colonial Conference of 1919

Friday, October 13, 2023 - Reception: 5:45 PM - Skyline Room, Student Center South
BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS IN PALESTINE: A YEAR AFTER THE KILLING OF SHIREEN ABU AKLEH
From Adam to Murad: Universal History Through Ottoman Eyes

Wednesday, March 1, 2023 - Reception: 5:30 pm - Lecture 6:00 pm - Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion, UH
Sisters In The Mirror: A History of Muslim Women and The Politics of Feminism

Thursday, February 2, 2023 | Reception: 5:30 PM | Discussion: 6:00 PM | Conrad Hilton Ballroom, Hilton University of Houston
You Can Be the Last Leaf: An Evening With Maya Abu Al-Hayyat!

Please join the Arab-American Educational Foundation Center for Arab Studies on Wednesday, October 19 for “You Can Be the Last Leaf: An Evening with Maya Abu Al-Hayyat!” This bi-lingual book reading and discussion will be held at the Conrad Hilton Ballroom, Hilton University of Houston with a reception at 6:00 pm followed by the book reading and discussion at 6:30 pm.
Contemporary Poetry: The Arab American Turn, September 8, 2022 Reception: 5:30 pm, Lecture: 6 pm, Hilton University of Houston
You Have Not Yet Been Defeated: Selected Works, 2011-2021 - May 4, 2022, 6:00 PM
Arab American Women Voices from the Grassroots
The 2022 Annual Lecture in Ottoman History: OTTOMAN CULTURE AND THE GROWTH OF CIVILITY, c.1600-1800 - April 14, 2022 - 6:00 PM - UH Student Center South, Space City Room 214
Suffering and Sumud: Mental Health in Palestine - March 22, 2022 - 6:00 PM - Hilton University of Houston, Shamrock Ballroom
Legible Others: Paratext and Power in Translation - Thursday, March 3, 2022 - 6:00 PM - Stephen P. Farish Hall, Room 213
Path of Love in Islam: Rumi and his Ancestors - Tuesday, November 23, 2021 - 11:00 AM
Damascus: A History in Words - Thursday, November 11, 2021 - 6:00 PM - Hilton University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton Ballroom
Concerning the Political in Art - Thursday, October 28, 2021 - 6:00 PM - Hilton University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton Ballroom
Towards A Poetic of Estrangement In Arabic Literature - Thursday, October 7, 2021 - 6:00 PM - Cemo Hall Rm. 105
Houston scholars explain conflict in the Middle East
Hosam Aboul-Ela Awarded Inaugural Arab-American Educational Foundation Dr. Burhan and Mrs. Misako Ajouz Endowed Professorship in Arab Studies

The University of Houston Department of English Professor Hosam Aboul-Ela has been unanimously selected as the inaugural appointee for the Arab-American Educational Foundation Dr. Burhan and Mrs. Misako Ajouz Endowed Professorship in Arab Studies, an honor accompanied by an associated affiliated appointment in The Arab-American Educational Foundation Center for Arab Studies (AAEFCAS). Through this recognition, Aboul-Ela will be able to deepen his research and research-related activities on Arab countries and culture.
Center for Arab Studies Director Receives National Education Award [BROKEN LINK]
The University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) congratulates Center for Arab Studies Director and AAEF Chair in Modern Arab History Abdel Razzaq Takriti, who received the 2019 Undergraduate Education Award from the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA).
Grassroots efforts help Houston's Arab studies programs thrive
Head of Arab studies program aims to shape understanding of the Middle East

About Arab-American Educational Foundation Center for Arab Studies مركز الدراسات العربية في جامعة هيوستن

The Arab-American Educational Foundation Center for Arab Studies (AAEF-CAS) مركز الدراسات العربية في جامعة هيوستن is the only academic center in Texas, and one of two in the United States, solely focusing on the Arab region. Based at the University of Houston’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, CAS houses two major endowed positions: the Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair in Modern Arab History and the Arab-American Educational Foundation Dr. Burhan and Mrs. Misako Ajouz Endowed Professorship in Arab Studies. Learn more about AAEF-CAS.

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